D.E. Shaw & Co Portfolio holdings
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P., founded in 1988 by David E. Shaw, a former Columbia University computer science professor, is a New York City-based global investment management firm renowned for pioneering quantitative investing, managing over $70 billion in assets as of late 2024. Starting with $28 million from Paloma Partners and private investors, the firm employs sophisticated mathematical models and proprietary algorithms—initially developed by a team of scientists and programmers—to exploit market anomalies across public and private markets, including equities, fixed income, and alternatives. Headquartered above a Greenwich Village bookstore in its early days, it now boasts over 2,500 employees across offices in North America, Europe, and Asia, led by a seven-member Executive Committee since Shaw stepped back in 2001 to focus on D. E. Shaw Research. Despite setbacks like the 1998 Russia debt crisis and the 2008 financial downturn, the firm has maintained a reputation for analytical rigor, risk management, and innovation, balancing its computational roots with discretionary strategies.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$708M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCIT
|
+$614M |
| 3 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$521M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$492M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCSH
|
+$285M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Adobe
ADBE
|
+$646M |
| 2 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$607M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$491M |
| 4 |
Accenture
ACN
|
+$482M |
| 5 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$438M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.84% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.28% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 6.84% |
| 4 | Financials | 6.63% |
| 5 | Industrials | 5% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2976
Schwab U.S Small- Cap ETF
SCHA
$21.8B
| $1.21M | ﹤0.01% |
47,126
-263,572
| -85% | -$6.54M |
|
|
UCFI
2977
CN Healthy Food Tech Group
UCFI
| $1.21M | ﹤0.01% |
119,035
| – | – |
|
2978
Digi International
DGII
$2.47B
| $1.21M | ﹤0.01% |
44,011
+12,441
| +39% | +$328K |
|
2979
CALL
Prudential Financial
PRU
$42.6B
| $1.21M | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
-4,900
| -33% | -$579K |
|
2980
PUT
AGNC Investment
AGNC
$12.7B
| $1.21M | ﹤0.01% |
+115,600
| New | +$1.18M |
|
2981
CALL
Franklin Resources
BEN
$16.8B
| $1.21M | ﹤0.01% |
60,000
| – | – |
|
2982
Protagonist Therapeutics
PTGX
$8.55B
| $1.21M | ﹤0.01% |
26,825
+13,673
| +104% | +$552K |
|
2983
CALL
SharkNinja
SN
$22.5B
| $1.21M | ﹤0.01% |
11,100
-37,300
| -77% | -$3.24M |
|
|
GBIO
2984
DELISTED
Generation Bio
GBIO
| $1.21M | ﹤0.01% |
48,815
+61
| +0.1% | +$1.61K |
|
2985
Kohl's
KSS
$2.16B
| $1.21M | ﹤0.01% |
57,138
-20,711
| -27% | -$422K |
|
|
SASR
2986
DELISTED
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc
SASR
| $1.2M | ﹤0.01% |
38,404
-180,698
| -82% | -$5.34M |
|
2987
Blackstone Secured Lending
BXSL
$5.36B
| $1.2M | ﹤0.01% |
+41,049
| New | +$1.24M |
|
2988
PUT
Upstart Holdings
UPST
$2.55B
| $1.2M | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
-70,000
| -70% | -$2.33M |
|
2989
Oppenheimer Holdings
OPY
$1.18B
| $1.2M | ﹤0.01% |
23,456
+4,667
| +25% | +$238K |
|
|
SAVE
2990
CALL
DELISTED
Spirit Airlines, Inc.
SAVE
| $1.2M | ﹤0.01% |
500,000
-80,000
| -14% | -$220K |
|
2991
Transocean
RIG
$5.48B
| $1.2M | ﹤0.01% |
281,887
-3,855,392
| -93% | -$19M |
|
2992
Rollins
ROL
$18.6B
| $1.2M | ﹤0.01% |
23,685
-31,052
| -57% | -$1.53M |
|
2993
Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF
RWL
$9.57B
| $1.2M | ﹤0.01% |
12,214
+4,743
| +63% | +$451K |
|
|
PR
2994
CALL
Permian Resources
PR
$17.4B
| $1.19M | ﹤0.01% |
87,700
-33,700
| -28% | -$495K |
|
2995
EverQuote
EVER
$949M
| $1.19M | ﹤0.01% |
56,513
-26,286
| -32% | -$601K |
|
|
BBBY
2996
PUT
Bed Bath & Beyond
BBBY
$479M
| $1.19M | ﹤0.01% |
130,020
| – | – |
|
2997
PUT
QuidelOrtho
QDEL
$1.13B
| $1.19M | ﹤0.01% |
26,100
-28,200
| -52% | -$1.14M |
|
2998
OFG Bancorp
OFG
$2.21B
| $1.19M | ﹤0.01% |
26,479
-15,328
| -37% | -$660K |
|
2999
Forestar Group
FOR
$1.48B
| $1.19M | ﹤0.01% |
36,734
+26,870
| +272% | +$837K |
|
3000
Occidental Petroleum Corp Warrants
OXY.WS
$32.1B
| $1.19M | ﹤0.01% |
39,904
| – | – |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2024 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2024, D.E. Shaw & Co held 5,052 positions worth $116B, up 8.9% from $107B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.6% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q3 2024 filing shows 599 new, 1,568 increased, 1,742 reduced and 558 closed positions. Its largest new stake was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 1,429,800 shares worth $115M. The largest sale was Adobe, an estimated $646M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, down from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q3 2024 buy was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 1,429,800 shares worth $115M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to NVIDIA in Q3 2024, an estimated $708M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q3 2024 reduction was Adobe, cutting an estimated $646M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited WestRock Company in Q3 2024, selling an estimated $148M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.6% of its $116B portfolio in Q3 2024.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 599 new positions and closed 558 in Q3 2024.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 8.9% quarter-over-quarter to $116B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2024, filed 14 Nov 2024.